Boy, 15, Arrested Carrying Explosives

January 10, 1990

SKOKIE — A 15-year-old boy from Skokie was charged with delinquency on Tuesday after police discovered that he was in possession of several explosive devices at the Amtrak train station, 210 S. Canal St., according to Sgt. Leonard Sykes, of the police bomb and arson unit.

The boy, whom police refused to identify because of his age, told investigators that he was on his way to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to conduct research, and that he was carrying the homemade explosive devices for his own protection, according to Cmdr. Ettore DiVito, of the youth division.

Police described the devices as plastic containers filled with explosive powder. The U.S. Secret Service was notified of the arrest when police discovered a map of Washington in the boy`s possession, DiVito said.